A Study of Treatment for Medulloblastoma Using Sodium Thiosulfate to Reduce Hearing Loss

May 1, 2026 updated by: Children's Oncology Group

A Phase 3 Study of Sodium Thiosulfate for Reduction of Cisplatin-Induced Ototoxicity in Children With Average-Risk Medulloblastoma and Reduced Therapy in Children With Medulloblastoma With Low-Risk Features

This phase III trial tests two hypotheses in patients with low-risk and average-risk medulloblastoma. Medulloblastoma is a type of cancer that occurs in the back of the brain. The term, risk, refers to the chance of the cancer coming back after treatment. Subjects with low-risk medulloblastoma typically have a lower chance of the cancer coming back than subjects with average-risk medulloblastoma. Although treatment for newly diagnosed average-risk and low-risk medulloblastoma is generally effective at treating the cancer, there are still concerns about the side effects of such treatment. Side effects or unintended health conditions that arise due to treatment include learning difficulties, hearing loss or other issues in performing daily activities. Standard therapy for newly diagnosed average-risk or low-risk medulloblastoma includes surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy (including cisplatin). Cisplatin may cause hearing loss as a side effect. In the average-risk medulloblastoma patients, this trial tests whether the addition of sodium thiosulfate (STS) to standard of care chemotherapy and radiation therapy reduces hearing loss. Previous studies with STS have shown that it may help reduce or prevent hearing loss caused by cisplatin. In the low-risk medulloblastoma patients, the study tests whether a less intense therapy (reduced radiation) can provide the same benefits as the more intense therapy. The less intense therapy may cause fewer side effects. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Cisplatin is in a class of medications known as platinum-containing compounds. It works by killing, stopping or slowing the growth of cancer cells. The overall goals of this study are to see if giving STS along with standard treatment (radiation therapy and chemotherapy) will reduce hearing loss in medulloblastoma patients and to compare the overall outcome of patients with medulloblastoma treated with STS to patients treated without STS on a previous study in order to make sure that survival and recurrence of tumor is not worsened.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To evaluate the efficacy of sodium thiosulfate (STS) infusion administered during cisplatin-containing chemotherapy cycles (compared to a historical cohort selected from ACNS0331 which received chemotherapy without STS) in reducing hearing loss in children with newly-diagnosed average-risk medulloblastoma.

II. To estimate and monitor event-free survival (EFS) in this study against a carefully selected cohort from ACNS0331 to guard against loss of efficacy due to STS.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To estimate and monitor overall survival (OS) in this study against a carefully selected control cohort from ACNS0331.

II. To estimate the incidence of ototoxicity-related cisplatin dose modifications in the average-risk cohort.

III. To estimate the incidence of cisplatin-related nephrotoxicity in both the average-risk and low-risk cohorts.

IV. To evaluate full scale intelligence neurocognitive outcomes and trajectories of patients with average-risk medulloblastoma treated with STS compared to the control cohort from ACNS0331.

V. To evaluate quality of life and psychosocial outcomes and trajectories of patients with average-risk medulloblastoma treated with STS compared to published norms.

VI. To estimate and monitor EFS, OS, and patterns of recurrence in patients with low-risk features treated using a reduced craniospinal radiation approach.

VII. To evaluate the trajectory of hearing loss in medulloblastoma patients treated with STS.

VIII. To evaluate household material hardship as a social determinant of neurocognitive, quality of life, and psychosocial outcomes in patients with average-risk and low risk medulloblastoma.

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:

I. To obtain paired blood and tumor tissue to be banked for future biology studies involving comprehensive molecular analysis, including but not limited to whole exome sequencing, ribonucleic acid (RNA) sequencing, and methylation.

II. To bank blood and cerebrospinal fluid for future studies. III. To evaluate attention, processing speed, memory, and executive function neurocognitive outcomes and trajectories, as well as hearing-related quality of life outcomes and trajectories, of patients with average-risk medulloblastoma treated with STS.

IV. To evaluate neurocognitive, quality of life, and psychosocial outcomes of patients with low-risk features treated using a reduced craniospinal radiation approach.

OUTLINE:

CHEMORADIOTHERAPY: Patients undergo radiation therapy 5 days per week for 6 weeks (weeks 1-6) and receive vincristine intravenously (IV) once weekly on weeks 2-7 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

MAINTENANCE: Beginning 4 weeks after chemoradiotherapy, patients receive lomustine orally (PO) on day 1 of cycles 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, and 8, cisplatin IV over 6 hours on day 1 of cycles 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, and 8, sodium thiosulfate IV over 15 minutes on day 1 of cycles 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, and 8, and cyclophosphamide IV over 30-60 minutes on days 1 and 2 of cycles 3, 6, and 9. Patients also receive vincristine IV on days 1, 8, and 15 of cycles 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, and 8, and on days 1 and 8 of cycles 3, 6, and 9. Treatment repeats every 6 weeks (cycles 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 and 8) or every 4 weeks (cycles 3, 6, and 9) for up to 9 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Additionally, patients undergo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and collection of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) throughout the study. Patients may also optionally undergo blood sample collection throughout the study.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months for years 1-2, every 6 months for years 3-4, and then annually for years 5-10.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

225

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Canada
      • Québec, Canada, G1V 4G2
        • Recruiting
        • CHU de Quebec-Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite Laval (CHUL)
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Bruno Michon
        • Contact:
    • Nova Scotia
      • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3K 6R8
        • Recruiting
        • IWK Health Centre
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Craig Erker
    • Quebec
      • Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3T 1C5
        • Recruiting
        • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Monia Marzouki
        • Contact:
      • Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, J1H 5N4
        • Recruiting
        • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke-Fleurimont
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Josee Brossard
  • United States
    • Alabama
      • Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
        • Active, not recruiting
        • Children's Hospital of Alabama
      • Mobile, Alabama, United States, 36604
        • Recruiting
        • USA Health Strada Patient Care Center
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 800-388-8721
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Hamayun Imran
    • Arizona
      • Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85016
        • Recruiting
        • Phoenix Childrens Hospital
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 602-546-0920
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Michael R. Mangum
    • Arkansas
      • Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72202-3591
        • Recruiting
        • Arkansas Children's Hospital
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Michael W. Bishop
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 501-364-7373
    • California
      • Loma Linda, California, United States, 92354
        • Recruiting
        • Loma Linda University Medical Center
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 909-558-4050
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Albert Kheradpour
      • Long Beach, California, United States, 90806
        • Recruiting
        • Miller Children's and Women's Hospital Long Beach
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 562-933-5600
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Jacqueline N. Casillas
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027
        • Recruiting
        • Children's Hospital Los Angeles
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 323-361-4110
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Ashley S. Margol
      • Madera, California, United States, 93636
        • Recruiting
        • Valley Children's Hospital
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Ruetima Titapiwatanakun
      • Oakland, California, United States, 94611
        • Recruiting
        • Kaiser Permanente-Oakland
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 877-642-4691
          • Email: Kpoct@kp.org
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Aarati V. Rao
      • Orange, California, United States, 92868
        • Recruiting
        • Children's Hospital of Orange County
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Elyssa M. Rubin
      • Sacramento, California, United States, 95817
        • Recruiting
        • University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 916-734-3089
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Marcio H. Malogolowkin
      • San Diego, California, United States, 92123
        • Recruiting
        • Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 858-966-5934
        • Principal Investigator:
          • William D. Roberts
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94158
        • Recruiting
        • UCSF Medical Center-Mission Bay
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Alyssa T. Reddy
    • Colorado
      • Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045
        • Recruiting
        • Children's Hospital Colorado
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Holly B. Lindsay
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 06106
        • Recruiting
        • Connecticut Children's Medical Center
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 860-545-9981
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Michael S. Isakoff
      • New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06520
        • Recruiting
        • Yale University
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Asher M. Marks
        • Contact:
    • Delaware
      • Wilmington, Delaware, United States, 19803
        • Recruiting
        • Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Sridhi Patel
    • District of Columbia
      • Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20010
        • Recruiting
        • Children's National Medical Center
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Jeffrey S. Dome
        • Contact:
    • Florida
      • Fort Myers, Florida, United States, 33908
        • Recruiting
        • Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Emad K. Salman
      • Hollywood, Florida, United States, 33021
        • Recruiting
        • Memorial Regional Hospital/Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 954-265-1847
          • Email: OHR@mhs.net
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Iftikhar Hanif
      • Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32207
        • Recruiting
        • Nemours Children's Clinic-Jacksonville
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Sridhi Patel
      • Miami, Florida, United States, 33155
        • Recruiting
        • Nicklaus Children's Hospital
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 888-624-2778
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Ziad A. Khatib
      • Miami, Florida, United States, 33136
        • Recruiting
        • University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-Sylvester Cancer Center
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 305-243-2647
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Bradley Gampel
      • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32806
        • Recruiting
        • Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Jaime M. Libes-Bander
        • Contact:
      • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32827
        • Recruiting
        • Nemours Children's Hospital
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Sridhi Patel
      • Pensacola, Florida, United States, 32504
      • Tampa, Florida, United States, 33607
        • Recruiting
        • Saint Joseph's Hospital/Children's Hospital-Tampa
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Don E. Eslin
    • Georgia
      • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30329
        • Recruiting
        • Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Arthur M Blank Hospital
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Anna J. Janss
        • Contact:
    • Hawaii
      • Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96826
        • Recruiting
        • Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 808-983-6090
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Wade T. Kyono
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
        • Recruiting
        • University of Illinois
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 312-355-3046
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Dipti S. Dighe
      • Peoria, Illinois, United States, 61637
        • Recruiting
        • Saint Jude Midwest Affiliate
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 888-226-4343
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Prerna Kumar
      • Springfield, Illinois, United States, 62702
        • Recruiting
        • Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 217-545-7929
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Gregory P. Brandt
    • Indiana
      • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202
        • Recruiting
        • Riley Hospital for Children
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 800-248-1199
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Sandeep Batra
    • Iowa
      • Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50309
        • Recruiting
        • Blank Children's Hospital
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Samantha L. Mallory
      • Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242
        • Recruiting
        • University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 800-237-1225
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Andrew P. Groves
    • Kentucky
      • Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202
        • Recruiting
        • Norton Children's Hospital
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Michael J. Ferguson
    • Louisiana
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70118
        • Recruiting
        • Children's Hospital New Orleans
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Maria C. Velez-Yanguas
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 504-894-5377
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
        • Recruiting
        • Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Kenneth J. Cohen
      • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21215
        • Recruiting
        • Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Jason M. Fixler
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 410-601-9083
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
        • Recruiting
        • Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 877-726-5130
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Laura Wiltsie
    • Michigan
      • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109
        • Recruiting
        • C S Mott Children's Hospital
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 800-865-1125
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Andrea T. Franson
      • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201
      • Royal Oak, Michigan, United States, 48073
        • Recruiting
        • Corewell Health Children's
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 248-551-7695
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Marie V. Nelson
    • Minnesota
      • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55404
        • Recruiting
        • Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Michael K. Richards
        • Contact:
      • Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
        • Recruiting
        • Mayo Clinic in Rochester
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 855-776-0015
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Joseph Z. Wilson
    • Mississippi
      • Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 39216
        • Suspended
        • University of Mississippi Medical Center
    • Missouri
      • Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64108
        • Recruiting
        • Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Keith J. August
        • Contact:
      • St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
        • Recruiting
        • Washington University School of Medicine
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Andrew S. Cluster
      • St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63104
        • Recruiting
        • Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 314-268-4000
        • Principal Investigator:
          • William S. Ferguson
    • Nebraska
      • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68114
        • Recruiting
        • Children's Hospital and Medical Center of Omaha
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 402-955-3949
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Jill C. Beck
      • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68198
        • Recruiting
        • University of Nebraska Medical Center
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Jill C. Beck
    • New Jersey
      • New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08901
        • Recruiting
        • Saint Peter's University Hospital
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Nibal A. Zaghloul
      • New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08903
        • Recruiting
        • Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 732-235-8675
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Nehal S. Parikh
      • Newark, New Jersey, United States, 07112
        • Recruiting
        • Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Teena Bhatla
      • Paterson, New Jersey, United States, 07503
        • Recruiting
        • Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Alissa Kahn
    • New York
      • Albany, New York, United States, 12208
        • Recruiting
        • Albany Medical Center
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 518-262-5513
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Lauren R. Weintraub
      • Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263
        • Recruiting
        • Roswell Park Cancer Institute
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Clare J. Twist
      • New Hyde Park, New York, United States, 11040
        • Recruiting
        • The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 718-470-3460
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Mark P. Atlas
      • New York, New York, United States, 10016
        • Recruiting
        • Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Jessica Clymer
      • New York, New York, United States, 10029
        • Recruiting
        • Mount Sinai Hospital
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 212-824-7309
          • Email: CCTO@mssm.edu
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Pamela R. Merola
      • Stony Brook, New York, United States, 11794
        • Recruiting
        • Stony Brook University Medical Center
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 800-862-2215
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Rina Meyer
      • Syracuse, New York, United States, 13210
        • Recruiting
        • State University of New York Upstate Medical University
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 315-464-5476
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Melanie A. Comito
      • The Bronx, New York, United States, 10467
        • Recruiting
        • Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Alice Lee
      • Valhalla, New York, United States, 10595
        • Recruiting
        • New York Medical College
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 914-594-3794
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Jessica C. Hochberg
    • North Carolina
      • Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599
        • Recruiting
        • UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • David E. Kram
      • Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28203
        • Recruiting
        • Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 800-804-9376
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Joel A. Kaplan
      • Greenville, North Carolina, United States, 27834
        • Recruiting
        • East Carolina University
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Andrea R. Whitfield
      • Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157
        • Recruiting
        • Wake Forest University Health Sciences
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 336-713-6771
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Sarah Supples
    • North Dakota
      • Fargo, North Dakota, United States, 58122
    • Ohio
      • Akron, Ohio, United States, 44308
        • Recruiting
        • Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 330-543-3193
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Erin Wright
      • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229
        • Recruiting
        • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Peter M. de Blank
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106
        • Recruiting
        • Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 216-844-5437
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Duncan S. Stearns
      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43205
      • Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45404
        • Recruiting
        • Dayton Children's Hospital
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 800-228-4055
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Jordan M. Wright
      • Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43606
        • Recruiting
        • ProMedica Toledo Hospital/Russell J Ebeid Children's Hospital
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Jamie L. Dargart
    • Oklahoma
      • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104
        • Recruiting
        • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Rene Y. McNall-Knapp
    • Oregon
      • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97227
        • Recruiting
        • Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 503-413-2560
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Jason M. Glover
      • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239
        • Recruiting
        • Oregon Health and Science University
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Linda C. Stork
    • Pennsylvania
      • Danville, Pennsylvania, United States, 17822
        • Recruiting
        • Geisinger Medical Center
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Jagadeesh Ramdas
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
        • Recruiting
        • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Jane E. Minturn
      • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15224
        • Recruiting
        • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • James T. Felker
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02903
        • Recruiting
        • Rhode Island Hospital
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Bradley DeNardo
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 401-444-1488
    • South Carolina
      • Columbia, South Carolina, United States, 29203
        • Recruiting
        • Prisma Health Richland Hospital
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Stuart L. Cramer
        • Contact:
      • Greenville, South Carolina, United States, 29605
        • Recruiting
        • BI-LO Charities Children's Cancer Center
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Aniket Saha
        • Contact:
    • South Dakota
      • Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, 57117-5134
    • Tennessee
      • Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232
        • Suspended
        • Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center
    • Texas
      • Austin, Texas, United States, 78723
        • Recruiting
        • Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Shannon M. Cohn
      • Corpus Christi, Texas, United States, 78411
        • Recruiting
        • Driscoll Children's Hospital
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Nkechi I. Mba
      • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390
        • Recruiting
        • UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Dallas
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Daniel C. Bowers
      • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75230
        • Recruiting
        • Medical City Dallas Hospital
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 972-566-5588
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Maurizio L. Ghisoli
      • El Paso, Texas, United States, 79905
        • Recruiting
        • El Paso Children's Hospital
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Benjamin Carcamo
      • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78207
        • Recruiting
        • Children's Hospital of San Antonio
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Julie Voeller
      • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229
        • Recruiting
        • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Shafqat Shah
    • Virginia
      • Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, 22908
      • Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298
        • Recruiting
        • VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Christopher Park
        • Contact:
    • Washington
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98105
        • Recruiting
        • Seattle Children's Hospital
        • Contact:
          • Site Public Contact
          • Phone Number: 866-987-2000
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Sarah E. Leary
      • Spokane, Washington, United States, 99204
        • Recruiting
        • Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Judy L. Felgenhauer
      • Tacoma, Washington, United States, 98405
        • Recruiting
        • Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Health Center
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Robert G. Irwin
    • Wisconsin
      • Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53792
        • Recruiting
        • University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - University Hospital
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Nicholas J. Pytel
      • Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States, 54449
      • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226
        • Recruiting
        • Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Sarah Rumler

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

3 years to 21 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • PRE-ENROLLMENT: Patients must be ≥ 4 years and ≤ 21 years of age at the time of enrollment

  • PRE-ENROLLMENT: Patient is suspected to have newly-diagnosed medulloblastoma by institutional diagnosis

    • Please note: Patients with a pending result of CSF cytology tests are eligible for NCI-2014-02057 (APEC14B1-Central Nervous System [CNS]) and CNS/Medulloblastoma Pre Enrollment Eligibility Screening
  • PRE-ENROLLMENT: The patient and/or their parents or legal guardians must have signed informed consent for APEC14B1 Part A - Eligibility Screening and consent for the Molecular Characterization Initiative (MCI)
  • PRE-ENROLLMENT: The required specimens are projected to be submitted under APEC14B1-CNS as soon as possible, preferably within 5 days of definitive surgery

  • PRE-ENROLLMENT: All patients must have rapid central pathology review under APEC14B1-CNS prior to study enrollment on ACNS2031 step 1 in order to avoid discordant diagnoses and to verify diagnosis criterion for treatment on ACNS2031.

    • Note: Patients with a pending result of CSF cytology tests are eligible for the rapid central pathology screening review. Confirmation of CSF negativity is needed for enrollment on the ACNS2031 protocol
  • PRE-ENROLLMENT: All patients must have rapid central molecular screening review under APEC14B1-CNS prior to study enrollment on ACNS2031 step 1, in order to avoid discordant diagnoses and to verify diagnosis criterion for treatment on ACNS2031

  • PRE-ENROLLMENT: All patients who have histopathology confirmed must have rapid central imaging screening review under APEC14B1 prior to study enrollment on ACNS2031 step 1

    • Note: Patients must not have metastatic disease on cranial or spinal MRI. Patients with > 1.5 cm^2 residual tumor after initial surgical resection may undergo a second surgical resection prior to subsequent therapy to render them eligible for this study. The day of the second resection to remove residual tumor will be regarded as the day of definitive surgery (Day 0) and must be within a month (31 days) of the initial resection
  • PRE-ENROLLMENT: All patients who have histopathology confirmed must have rapid central audiology review under APEC14B1-CNS prior to study enrollment on ACNS2031 step 1
  • Patients must be >= 4 years and =< 21 years of age at the time of enrollment
  • Patients must be newly diagnosed and have eligibility confirmed by rapid central pathology and molecular screening reviews performed on APEC14B1 and via the Molecular Characterization Initiative

  • Average-risk cohort

    • Clinico-pathologic criteria:

      • M0 disease
      • No diffuse anaplastic histology AND

    • Molecular criteria:

      • SHH, p53wt, GLI2 normal, MYCN normal, no chromosome 14q loss
      • Group 3, MYC normal, no isochromosome 17q
      • Group 4, no chromosome 11 loss

  • Low-risk features cohort

    • Clinico-pathologic criteria:

      • M0 disease
      • No diffuse anaplastic histology AND

    • Molecular criteria:

      • Group 4, chromosome 11 loss

  • Patients must have negative lumbar CSF cytology

    • Note: CSF cytology for staging should be performed no sooner than 14 days post operatively to avoid false positive CSF. Ideally, CSF should be obtained between day 14 and day 21 to allow for final staging status before enrollment onto the study. Patients with positive CSF cytology obtained 0 to 14 days after surgery should have cytology repeated to determine eligibility and final CSF status. Patients with negative CSF cytology from lumbar puncture obtained 0 to 14 days after surgery do not need cytology repeated. Patients with negative CSF cytology from lumbar puncture obtained prior to surgery do not need cytology repeated post-operatively
  • Patients must have eligibility confirmed by Rapid Central Imaging Review performed on APEC14B1. Patients must have =< 1.5 cm^2 cross-sectional area of residual tumor. Whole brain MRI with and without gadolinium and spine MRI with gadolinium must be performed
  • Patients must weigh > 10 kg
  • Patients must be enrolled, and protocol therapy must be projected to begin, no later than 31 days after definitive diagnostic surgery (day 0)
  • Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1000/uL (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
  • Platelet count >= 100,000/uL (transfusion independent) (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
  • Hemoglobin >= 8.0 g/dL (may receive red blood cell count [RBC] transfusions) (within 7 days prior to enrollment)

  • A serum creatinine (within 7 days prior to enrollment) based on age/sex as follows:

    • 4 to < 6 years (age); 0.8 mg/dL (male) 0.8 mg/dL (female)
    • 6 to < 10 years (age); 1 mg/dL (male) 1 mg/dL (female)
    • 10 to < 13 years (age); 1.2 mg/dL (male) 1.2 mg/dL (female)
    • 13 to < 16 years (age); 1.5 mg/dL (male) 1.4 mg/dL (female)
    • >= 16 years (age); 1.7 mg/dL (male) 1.4 mg/dL (female) OR a 24 hour urine Creatinine clearance >= 70 mL/min/1.73 m^2 (within 7 days prior to enrollment) OR a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) >= 70 mL/min/1.73 m^2 (within 7 days prior to enrollment). GFR must be performed using direct measurement with a nuclear blood sampling method OR direct small molecule clearance method (iothalamate or other molecule per institutional standard)
    • Note: Estimated GFR (eGFR) from serum creatinine, cystatin C or other estimates are not acceptable for determining eligibility
  • Total bilirubin =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age (within 7 days prior to enrollment)

  • Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase [ALT]) =< 135 U/L (within 7 days prior to enrollment)

    • Note: For the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT (ALT) has been set to the value of 45 U/L

  • Central nervous system function defined as:

    • Patients with seizure disorder may be enrolled if on anticonvulsants and well controlled
    • Patients must not be in status epilepticus, a coma or assisted ventilation at the time of study enrollment

  • Auditory function defined as:

    • Patients must have normal hearing (defined as International Society of Pediatric Oncology [SIOP] grade 0) in at least one ear confirmed by rapid central audiology review performed on APEC14B1 prior to enrollment
  • All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must sign a written informed consent
  • All institutional, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and National Cancer Institute (NCI) requirements for human studies must be met

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with metastatic disease by either MRI evaluation or lumbar CSF cytology are not eligible. Patients who are unable to undergo a lumbar puncture for assessment of CSF cytology are ineligible
  • Patients must not have received any prior radiation therapy or chemotherapy (tumor-directed therapy) other than surgical intervention and/or corticosteroids
  • Patients must not have any known hypersensitivity to STS, sulfates/sulfites, or other thiol agents (e.g., amifostine, n-acetylcysteine, MESNA, and captopril)

  • Pregnancy and Breastfeeding:

    • Female patients who are pregnant since fetal toxicities and teratogenic effects have been noted for several of the study drugs. A pregnancy test is required for female patients of childbearing potential
    • Lactating females who plan to breastfeed their infants
    • Sexually active patients of reproductive potential who have not agreed to use an effective contraceptive method for the duration of their study participation

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Treatment (chemoradiotherapy, maintenance)
See Detailed Description.
Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment
Ancillary studies
Other Names:
  • Quality of Life Assessment
Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Undergo MRI
Other Names:
  • MRI
  • Magnetic Resonance
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scan
  • Medical Imaging, Magnetic Resonance / Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
  • MR
  • MR Imaging
  • MRI Scan
  • NMR Imaging
  • NMRI
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  • sMRI
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (procedure)
  • MRIs
  • Structural MRI
Drug: Cisplatin
Given IV
Other Names:
  • CDDP
  • Cis-diamminedichloridoplatinum
  • Cismaplat
  • Cisplatinum
  • Neoplatin
  • Platinol
  • Abiplatin
  • Blastolem
  • Briplatin
  • Cis-diammine-dichloroplatinum
  • Cis-diamminedichloro Platinum (II)
  • Cis-diamminedichloroplatinum
  • Cis-dichloroammine Platinum (II)
  • Cis-platinous Diamine Dichloride
  • Cis-platinum
  • Cis-platinum II
  • Cis-platinum II Diamine Dichloride
  • Cisplatina
  • Cisplatyl
  • Citoplatino
  • Citosin
  • Cysplatyna
  • DDP
  • Lederplatin
  • Metaplatin
  • Peyrone's Chloride
  • Peyrone's Salt
  • Placis
  • Plastistil
  • Platamine
  • Platiblastin
  • Platiblastin-S
  • Platinex
  • Platinol- AQ
  • Platinol-AQ
  • Platinol-AQ VHA Plus
  • Platinoxan
  • Platinum
  • Platinum Diamminodichloride
  • Platiran
  • Platistin
  • Platosin
Drug: Cyclophosphamide
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Cytoxan
  • CTX
  • (-)-Cyclophosphamide
  • 2H-1,3,2-Oxazaphosphorine, 2-[bis(2-chloroethyl)amino]tetrahydro-, 2-oxide, monohydrate
  • Carloxan
  • Ciclofosfamida
  • Ciclofosfamide
  • Cicloxal
  • Clafen
  • Claphene
  • CP monohydrate
  • CYCLO-cell
  • Cycloblastin
  • Cycloblastine
  • Cyclophospham
  • Cyclophosphamid monohydrate
  • Cyclophosphamide Monohydrate
  • Cyclophosphamidum
  • Cyclophosphan
  • Cyclophosphane
  • Cyclophosphanum
  • Cyclostin
  • Cyclostine
  • Cytophosphan
  • Cytophosphane
  • Fosfaseron
  • Genoxal
  • Genuxal
  • Ledoxina
  • Mitoxan
  • Neosar
  • Revimmune
  • Syklofosfamid
  • WR- 138719
  • Asta B 518
  • B-518
  • WR-138719
  • B 518
  • B518
  • WR 138719
  • WR138719
Other: Survey Administration
Ancillary studies
Drug: Vincristine
Given IV
Other Names:
  • VCR
  • Leurocristine
  • Vincrystine
  • LCR
Radiation: Radiation Therapy
Undergo radiation therapy
Other Names:
  • Cancer Radiotherapy
  • ENERGY_TYPE
  • Irradiate
  • Irradiated
  • Irradiation
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Therapy, NOS
  • Radiotherapeutics
  • Radiotherapy
  • RT
  • Therapy, Radiation
  • Energy Type
Drug: Lomustine
Given PO
Other Names:
  • CCNU
  • CeeNU
  • Gleostine
  • 1-(2-Chloroethyl)-3-cyclohexyl-1-nitrosourea
  • 1-Nitrosourea, 1-(2-chloroethyl)-3-cyclohexyl-
  • Belustin
  • Belustine
  • Cecenu
  • Chloroethylcyclohexylnitrosourea
  • Citostal
  • Lomeblastin
  • Lomustinum
  • Lucostin
  • Lucostine
  • N-(2-Chloroethyl)-N'-cyclohexyl-N-nitrosourea
  • Prava
  • RB-1509
  • WR-139017
Drug: Sodium Thiosulfate
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Cyanide Antidote Package
  • Disodium Thiosulfate
  • S-Hydril
  • Sodium Hyposulfate
  • Sodium Thiosulfate Pentahydrate
  • Sodium Thiosulphate
  • Sodothiol
  • Thiosulfate, Sodium, Pentahydrate
  • Thiosulfuric Acid Disodium Salt
Procedure: Biospecimen Collection
Undergo CSF and blood sample collection
Other Names:
  • Biological Sample Collection
  • Biospecimen Collected
  • Specimen Collection
Procedure: Audiometric Test
Ancillary studies
Other Names:
  • Audiometry
  • Audiometric Testing
  • Hearing Test
Procedure: Auditory Brainstem Response
Ancillary studies
Other Names:
  • ABR
  • BAEP
  • BAER
  • Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials
  • Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Event-free survival (EFS)
Time Frame: From initiation of the protocol treatment to the occurrence of disease progression, disease recurrence, death from any cause, or occurrence of a second malignant neoplasm, assessed up to 10 years
Will estimate the EFS distribution using Kaplan-Meier (KM) method.
From initiation of the protocol treatment to the occurrence of disease progression, disease recurrence, death from any cause, or occurrence of a second malignant neoplasm, assessed up to 10 years
Percentage of patients with >= grade 2 hearing loss
Time Frame: At 4 weeks after the last dose of cisplatin
Will estimate the number and percentage of patients with >= grade 2 hearing loss using the society of pediatric oncology (SIOP) scale (defined as hearing threshold >20 dB at >= 4kHz) 4 weeks after the last dose of cisplatin. If hearing loss is observed in both ears, the worse ear will be used for this primary analysis.
At 4 weeks after the last dose of cisplatin

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Incidence of ototoxicity-related cisplatin dose modifications in the average-risk cohort
Time Frame: Up to 10 years
Will be calculated by dividing the total number of ototoxicity-related cisplatin dose modifications by the cumulative dose of cisplatin. Summary statistics including mean, standard deviation (SD), median and range will be used to summarize the data by cohorts.
Up to 10 years
Quality of life and psychosocial outcomes of patients with average-risk medulloblastoma treated with STS
Time Frame: Up to 5 years
Will compare quality of life (general) and psychosocial (adaptive, social, emotional, behavioral) outcomes from this study between baseline and post treatment as well as to the published healthy norms.
Up to 5 years
EFS in patients with low-risk features treated using a reduced craniospinal radiation approach
Time Frame: Up to 10 years
KM estimates of the EFS distributions for the low-risk cohort will be provided.
Up to 10 years
OS in patients with low-risk features treated using a reduced craniospinal radiation approach
Time Frame: Up to 10 years
KM estimates of the OS distributions for the low-risk cohort will be provided.
Up to 10 years
Household material hardship as a social determinant of neurocognitive, quality of life, and psychosocial outcomes in patients with average-risk and low-risk medulloblastoma
Time Frame: Up to 60 months post-enrollment
The Household Survey will be administered to parents at various timepoints to measure household material hardship. Summary statistics will be provided for each time point including mean, standard deviation, median and range for each outcome measure of interest.
Up to 60 months post-enrollment
Incidence of cisplatin-related nephrotoxicity in both the average-risk and low-risk cohorts
Time Frame: Up to 10 years
The frequency of cisplatin-related nephrotoxicity including Grade 3 and higher creatinine increase, acute kidney injury, and chronic kidney disease will be calculated per patient as raw counts. Summary statistics will be reported including mean, median, standard deviation and range by cohorts.
Up to 10 years
Trajectory of hearing loss medulloblastoma patients treated with STS
Time Frame: Up to 60 months
The number of patients with >= Grade 2 hearing loss using the SIOP scale in the evaluable ear at each time point will be summarized along with its 95% confidence interval.
Up to 60 months
Overall survival (OS)
Time Frame: Up to 10 years
Will calculate the OS distribution using KM method.
Up to 10 years
Patterns of recurrence in patients with low-risk features treated using a reduced craniospinal radiation approach
Time Frame: Up to 10 years
The summary statistics such as count and frequency will be used to describe the patterns of recurrence.
Up to 10 years
Full scale intelligence neurocognitive outcomes and trajectories of patients with average-risk medulloblastoma treated with sodium thiosulfate (STS)
Time Frame: Up to 5 years
A psychologist-administered battery will be used to assess longitudinal trajectories in the estimated full scale intelligence quotient (FSIQ) using the Wechsler Intelligence Scale Vocabulary and Block Design subtest. Box-plots will be drawn for each time point to visually look for change over time. Will estimate pairwise changes in FSIQ between 9 month and 30-month and between 9-month and 60-month measurements. Summary statistics will be provided for each time point and for each pairwise change including mean, standard deviation, median and range. Will compare FSIQ between two time points using parametric or non-parametric one-sample approaches depending on the normality of the data.
Up to 5 years

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Paired blood and tumor tissue banking or future studies
Time Frame: Up to 5 years
Will obtain paired blood and tumor tissue to be banked for future biology studies involving comprehensive molecular analysis.
Up to 5 years
Blood and cerebrospinal fluid banking for future studies
Time Frame: Up to 5 years
Will bank blood and cerebrospinal fluid for future studies.
Up to 5 years
Hearing related-quality of life (HEAR-QL) of patients with average-risk medulloblastoma treated with STS
Time Frame: Up to 5 years
Hearing and Audiology Survey will examine parent and patient-perceived hearing loss, hearing aid use, and barriers to hearing aid use through descriptive statistics.
Up to 5 years
HEAR-QL of patients with low-risk features treated using a reduced craniospinal radiation approach
Time Frame: Up to 5 years
Hearing and Audiology Survey will examine parent and patient-perceived hearing loss, hearing aid use, and barriers to hearing aid use through descriptive statistics.
Up to 5 years
Attention, processing speed, memory, and executive function neurocognitive outcomes and trajectories of patients with average-risk medulloblastoma treated with STS
Time Frame: Up to 5 years
Neurocognitive outcomes (attention, processing speed, and executive function) will also be examined using the approach similar to those used for FSIQ. Will be measured by the Children's Oncology Group Standardized Neuropsychological and Behavioral Batteries.
Up to 5 years
Neurocognitive, quality of life, and psychosocial outcomes of patients with low-risk features treated using a reduced craniospinal radiation approach
Time Frame: Up to 5 years
The analysis approach will be similar to that for the newly diagnosed average-risk medulloblastoma. The analysis for this objective will be mainly exploratory.
Up to 5 years
Percentage of patients with >= grade 2 hearing loss in the better ear
Time Frame: At 4 weeks after the last dose of cisplatin
Will report the percentage of patients with ≥ grade 2 hearing loss in the better ear at 4 weeks after the last dose of cisplatin in ACNS2031.
At 4 weeks after the last dose of cisplatin

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Children's Oncology Group

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Ralph Salloum, Children's Oncology Group

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 20, 2023

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 31, 2029

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 31, 2029

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 15, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 18, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

May 19, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 5, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 1, 2026

Last Verified

February 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • ACNS2031 (Other Identifier: CTEP)
  • U10CA180886 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • NCI-2022-04866 (Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program))

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

Yes

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